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On a plane

Flight attendant: Hello! May I have your boarding pass, please?

Alex Volgin: Hello! Here you are.

Flight attendant: Your seat number is 18C. This way, please. Your seat is over there - third row on the right.

Alex Volgin: Thank you.

Flight attendant: Ladies and gentlemen, we are ready to take off. Please, bring your seats into an upright position and fasten your seat belts. We also kindly ask you to read the emergency instruction that you will find in the seat pockets in front of you.

Alex Volgin: Excuse me. Could you help me? I can't fasten my seat belt.

Flight attendant: Sure. Here you go. It works now.

Alex Volgin: Thank you.

Flight attendant: Would you like anything to drink?

Alex Volgin: Yes, please. I'll have a glass of water and a cup of black coffee to start with.

Flight attendant: Ok, I'll bring it in a few minutes. Anything to eat?

Alex Volgin: I think, I'll have a ham sandwich. At what altitude are we going to fly?

Flight attendant: The altitude will be about twenty-five thousand feet.

Alex Volgin: One more question. How long is the flight?

Flight attendant: The plane must start landing in an hour and a half.

Alex Volgin: Thank you.

On a train

Brian: Excuse me, where is my seat?

Train conductor: Can I have a look at your ticket, sir?

Brian: Yes, sure. Here it is. Брайан: Да, конечно. Вот он.

Train conductor: Let's see. The seat number 25 is right in the middle of the carriage.

Brian: Thank you. One more question: how long is it to Paris?

Train conductor: It only takes about an hour to get there. This is an express train.

Brian: I see. Thank you.

Train conductor: Here is your seat, sir. Make yourself comfortable. If your luggage is heavy, you can put it up there.

Brian: No, I'm fine, thank you. Can I close the window. It's rather chilly and windy.

Train conductor: Yes, of course. We have an air conditioner working in the carriage. So there is no need to open the windows.

Travelling by sea

Many people enjoy travelling by sea. They say it is the most pleasant means of travelling. They mean travelling by an ocean liner, which combines comfort and speed. You feel as if you are walking on good solid ground when on board the big liner. You can enjoy fresh sea air, the sights of the sea and the sky. No matter what the sea might be — calm or stormy, you feel comfortable and safe on board the big liner. But smaller ships are less comfortable, and in rough seas many passengers will be most unhappy. They get sea-sick, and then travelling by sea becomes a real torture for them.

If you have made up your mind to travel by sea you should book passage on board a modern liner. These liners are real floating cities with all modern conveniences and a wide choice of sport and entertainment facilities. Every modern liner has a number of decks with all sorts of names, such as "promenade deck", "sun deck", etc. There are passenger cabins above and below deck. A cabin looks very much like a compartment of a railroad sleeping-car, but the windows are different. In a cabin they are known as portholes.

You needn't worry about your meals on board the modern liner. Restaurants4 will take care of you. In short, if you are not sea-sick the voyage will give you many moments of pleasure.